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<br />I habitats on tlTe Nucla study area. Four birds were observed and many more heard <br />in the alfalfa field and upland sagebrush habitat types during 1979-1980 <br />wildlife studies. Population estiTTates for t'T.is species are not available; <br />however, the ring-necked pheasant is very eoTCmon in the area {personal <br />concmvTication, March 1980, Rich Sherman, oaa). Ring-necked pheasants nest <br />in dense, grassy areas along ditches and adjacent to grain fields. I.iTTTited <br />nesting habitat exists in the study area in the form of grassy areas along <br />the irrigation ditches and adjacent to the alfalfa field. However, ring- <br />necked pheasant nests were not encountered on the study area. <br />Nourning dove. Only one Trourning dove was observed in the study area. This <br />individual was sighted flying over the juniper habitat during the breeai.ulg <br />passerine transects in June, 1979. <br />,burning doves are summer and fa22 residents of the study area. Population <br />estiTTates of [morning doves in the area are TXJt available; however, rtoT~ <br />doves are not as commn as rim-necked pheasants (personal .mm~uTTication, <br />March 1980, Rich Sherman, DW7). Nburning doves nest in a variety of situa- <br />tions including trees, shrubs and on the ground. No mourning dove nests <br />were observed on the sites; however, potential nesting habitat occurs thtough- <br />out the study area. <br />Waterfowl. T11ree stall water bodies and a marshy area are present in the study <br />axes (Map 11-2, Appendix A) and represent potential waterfowl habitat. Two <br />of the water bodies are intermi ttant; the third was used to store water for <br />irrigation. Although waterfowl were not observed on the study area during fail <br />migration, it is possible that the permanent water body and marshy area could <br />be used as resting and feeding stops during migration. The study area occurs on <br />the far western edge on the Central Flyway (Linduska 1464). Possible migrants <br />through the study area (during migration) include: pintail,. mallard, bald_oate, <br />gadwall, green-winged teal and cinnamon teal. O£ the four potential waterfowl <br />areas on the study site only one, the Tra=shy area, represents potential <br />nesting habitat because of the available perennial water a.-Td associated <br />aquatic vegetation (e.g., 7~hus sp. and Juncos spp.); however, this area <br />-39- <br />~._ <br />• <br />JLK 1 ! 1980 <br />(Revised July 2006) Attachment 2.04.11-1-46 <br />